Poet Pen With Cast On Dmg Taken Build
A Dab of Ink A Dab of Ink 9 The Poet's Pen The Poet's blood is the Empire's ink. The Poet's Pen: Manual: 4: The Traitor The Traitor 4 Wand Corrupted Sometimes an apprentice becomes a master through countless hours of hard work and practice. Sometimes it happens by force. Random corrupted Wand: Automatic: 4: Atziri's Arsenal Atziri's Arsenal 4 Weapon. One of the most satisfying builds in Path of Exile patch 3.1. Very fast spellcaster build based on new corpse-based Fire spells. Try this powerful Berserker Poet's Pen build which is extremely powerful with as little as 4 links. In its current form, Poet's Pen is 10x better than any build that utilizes CoC or CoMK. Mjolner has to hit with an attack to cast, meaning you needs high accuracy, hits can't be evaded, or Resolute Technique. Mjolner is a free 4L Arc because of the 1 chain and can use shield charge to get around (but has no implicit IAS on the weapon). Each Poet's Pen spell includes a cooldown of.25ms. Which means that you can't concurrently trigger exactly the same spell socketed in 2 Poet's Pens (i.e. Basically have ball lightning in Pen#1 and ball lightning in Pen#2, just one is going to be cast per attack). Beacon of Ruin This Elementalist ascendancy node really helps make the build tick.
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| March 15, 2018 -Build created October 15, 2018 -Updated to Patch 3.4 -Added gameplay video December 20, 2018 -Updated for Patch 3.5 |
This is one of the most enjoyable builds in Path of Exile. We have previously made a Berserker build based on the Poet's Pens wands, but since patch 3.2 and the redesign of Berserker Ascendancy class it is no longer efficient. This led us to make this Templar Inquisitor guide, which provides the highest end-game DPS out of all Ascendancy classes in this setup. This build utilizes the newly added Gems in Patch 3.1 - Volatile Dead, Unearth, and Bodyswap which complement each other in a fascinating way.
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1. Gameplay
Poet's Pen Inquisitor is a ranged build, which relies on high Attack Speed of your Frenzy Attack Skill. Frenzy will trigger spells socketed in your Poet's Pens wands and generate Frenzy Charges for even higher Attack Speed. Volatile Dead, which is your core spell will provide amazing DPS and instantly clear entire screens. This makes it one of the most enjoyable and visually appealing builds out there.
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2. Build's PROS & CONS
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3. Leveling tips
It’s one of the easiest and fastest characters to level up. You can use your endgame wands (Poet's Pen) starting at level 12 so you don’t have to worry about changing equipment every few levels.
Suggested leveling Gem setups:
| Frost Blades setup | |
| Frost Blades - one of the first attack skills you can get after killing Hillock. You will switch it to Frenzy at level 16 for triggering Poet’s Pen skills | |
| Added Cold Damage Support - great buff to your Frost Blades DPS | |
| Onslaught Support - grants a chance to gain Onslaught buff on a kill | |
| Volatile Dead setup (1st Poet's Pen) | |
| Volatile Dead - it’s our main DPS skill, it will explode corpses and send Fireballs towards enemies | |
| Elemental Focus Support– increases elemental damage by a lot (can be used from level 18) | |
| Concentrated Effect Support | |
| Unearth setup (2nd Poet's Pen) | |
| Unearth - it will fire projectiles and summon bone archers on impact. It also provides additional corpses for Volatile Dead | |
| Lesser Missiles Projectiles Support - it will send 2 additional Unearth’s projectiles. Replace with Greater Missiles Projectiles at level 38 | |
| Power Charge on Critical Strike Support - it will grant Power Charges which increases your Critical Strike Chance (can be used since level 18) | |
| Frenzy setup | |
| Frenzy - our main single target skill, triggering skills socketed into Poet’s Pens and grants frenzy charges, that increases Attack, Movement, and Cast Speed, on top of that increases physical damage per Frenzy Charge | |
| Lesser Missiles Projectiles Support | |
| Faster Attacks - increases Attack Speed of your Frenzy skill, which results in the faster triggering of Poet’s Pet socketed spells | |
| Life Gain on Hit Support | |
| Utility Gems | |
| Stone Golem - provides additional life regeneration | |
| Assassin's Mark - the recommended curse option for this build, increases critical strike chance versus cursed enemies | |
| Anger - adds additional Fire damage to spells and attacks | |
Bandits:
We suggest killing all the Bandits for two additional Passive Points
Leveling Skill Trees:
34 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Sanctity 2) Retribution 3) Heart and Soul 4) Amplify 5) Annihilation 6) Blast Radius
62 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Cruel Preparation 2) Coordination 3) Arcane Potency 4) Throatseeker
Recommended leveling items:
| Praxis –great leveling ring, which reduces the mana cost of skills by a lot | |
| +(20-25) to maximum Mana +(30-60) to maximum Mana (3-6) Mana Regenerated per second -(8-4) to Total Mana Cost of Skills 8% of Damage taken gained as Mana over 4 seconds when Hit | |
| Doedre’s Tenure - extremely powerful gloves, that grant a lot of spell damage for our Volatile Dead/Unearth. Reduced cast speed doesn’t affect our build because spells are triggered based on your Attack Speed | |
| (50-60)% increased Spell Damage +20 to Intelligence 15% reduced Cast Speed +32 to maximum Energy Shield | |
| Karui Ward - amazing DPS and movement speed bonuses granted by this amulet, make it the best in slot leveling item for our projectile focused build | |
| +(20-30) to Dexterity +(20-30) to Strength +100 to Accuracy Rating 30% increased Projectile Speed 10% increased Movement Speed 30% increased Projectile Damage | |
| The Poet’s Pen - our build defining weapon, we can use it since level 12, mandatory to wear 2 of them, both with 3-linked sockets | |
| (11-15)% increased Spell Damage +1 to Level of Socketed Active Skill Gems per 25 Player Levels Adds 3 to 5 Physical Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 3 Player Levels (8-12)% increased Attack Speed Trigger a Socketed Spell when you Attack | |
Goldrim - a great helmet that we can use since level 1. It provides a lot of Elemental Resistances | |
| +(30-50) to Evasion Rating 10% increased Rarity of Items found +(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Reflects 4 Physical Damage to Melee Attackers | |
Briskwrap - a nice Body Armour, that provides additional Attack and Movement Speed, which makes leveling faster | |
| 10% increased Attack Speed +(120-180) to Evasion Rating +(30-40)% to Cold Resistance 5% increased Movement Speed (20-25)% increased Mana Recovery from Flasks 15% increased Dexterity | |
4. Final Skill tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon
Final Skill Tree:
115 Points Final Skill Tree
115 Points Path of Building(PoB) link
Ascendancy points:
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Preferably in that order:
1. Righteous Providence
2. Inevitable Judgement
3. Instruments of Virtue
4. Augury of Penitence
Pantheon:
Major God: Soul of Lunaris 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%; 1% increased Movement Speed for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%
Minor God: Soul of Gruthkul 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Hit you've taken Recently up to a maximum of 5%
5. Final Gems links
| [DPS/TRIGGER] Frenzy setup (preferable in Elder Gloves) | |
| Frenzy - main attack skill. It is used to trigger the Poet's Pen socketed spells and generate additional Frenzy Charges | |
| Greater Multiple Projectiles Support- increases the number of Frenzy's projectiles by 4. Hence greatly increasing the number of Frenzy's hits | |
| Curse on Hit Support - will make Frenzy apply your supported curse | |
| Assassin's Mark - recommended Curse for this build. It increases the chance for cursed enemies to be critically hit | |
| [UTILITY] Herald of Ash | |
| Herald of Ash - grants additional Fire Damage and causes AoE Explosions. Since it reserves only 25% of your Mana it's the best pick for this build | |
| [UTILITY] Curse/Immortal Call setup | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support - will auto-cast supported skills after a certain amount of damage is taken. It is recommended to keep this Gem at level 5 | |
| Immortal Call - grants brief immunity to physical damage. Keep it at level 7 | |
| Temporal Chains - will slow down nearby enemies reducing the chance of you dying. Keep it at level 8 | |
| [MOBILITY] Flame Dash | |
| Flame Dash - mobility Spell. It will proc the Instruments of Virtue buff so you have to use it once in a while | |
| Faster Casting Support - grant faster movement speed with Flame Dash | |
| [UTILITY] Golem | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support - will auto-cast your Golem Spell | |
| Summon Lightning Golem - grants increased Attack Speed. If you have at least 4 attacks per second without it, you may as well use Ice or Stone Golem | |
| [DPS] Volatile Dead setup (1st Poet's Pen) | |
| Volatile Dead - your main DPS. Will cause corps toes explode and send Fireballs on nearby enemies | |
| Increased Critical Strikes Support - increases the Critical Strike Chance of your Volatile Dead spell. It is a mandatory Gem in this setup since Crits ignore monster's Elemental Resistance | |
| Concentrated Area Effect Support - increases area damage of explosions by a lot, at the cost of reduced area of effect | |
| [DPS] Unearth setup (2nd Poet's Pen) | |
| Bodyswap - makes your body explode dealing Fire area damage. Also, 'teleports' you to the targeted corpse | |
| Unearth - provides additional corpses for Volatile Dead explosions, as well as deals moderate physical/projectile damage | |
| Greater Missiles Projectiles Support - increases the number of Unearth projectiles | |
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5. Gear Setup
Poet's Pen Inquisitor is budget and beginner-friendly build. It does not require anything above 4 links and the core items shouldn't cost more than few Exalted Orbs. Your main weapons have only 3 sockets, and all the other gear is used for utility and defenses. This allows most of the items to be standard Life/Res rares, making the gear very easy to obtain. At the same time, the build scales very well with end-game high Spell Damage gear.
If you would like to try out this build but lack PoE Currency, we are delighted to invite you to our POE Market section where you can buy cheap Orbs and Unique Items.
Our recommended items will:
- Cap your resistances
- Give you enough DPS/Life to start mapping successfully
- Save you at least a couple of hours, as it's already all planned out for you!
Stat priorities on items:
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| (Helmet) Rat's Nest - the best in the slot item for this build. It is also very cheap and easily accessible even early in the League | |
| 15% increased Attack Speed (60-75)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance 150% increased Evasion Rating (20-25)% increased Rarity of Items found 10% increased Movement Speed 10% reduced Character Size | |
| (Helmet) Starkonja’s Head - another great helmet option for this build. Provides slightly more defensive utility compared to Rat's Nest but will lack the extra crit | |
| 50% reduced Damage when on Low Life +(50-70) to Dexterity 10% increased Attack Speed 25% increased Global Critical Strike Chance (100-130)% increased Evasion Rating +(80-100) to maximum Life 150% increased Global Evasion Rating when on Low Life | |
| Helmet enchantment: 40% increased Volatile Dead Damage Volatile Dead destroys up to 1 additional Corpse | |
| (Weapon) The Poet’s Pen - you have to dual wield these Wands. This is the mandatory item for this build. You will be triggering spells socketed in Poet's Pen with your attack skills (Frenzy) | |
| (11-15)% increased Spell Damage +1 to Level of Socketed Active Skill Gems per 25 Player Levels Adds 3 to 5 Physical Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 3 Player Levels (8-12)% increased Attack Speed Trigger a Socketed Spell when you Attack | |
| (Body Armour) Belly of the Beast - always a good choice for a Life build. But since anything above 4 links in your Frenzy setup is considered a luxury, Kaom's Heart provides higher Life and DPS bonuses and approximately same price | |
| 3% reduced Movement Speed (Hidden) (150-200)% increased Armour (30-40)% increased maximum Life +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances 50% increased Flask Life Recovery rate Extra gore | |
| (Body Armour) Kaom's Heart - the BiS armour for the build. Grants amazing defensive bonuses as well as extra Fire Damage | |
| Has no Sockets +500 to maximum Life (20-40)% increased Fire Damage | |
| (Body Armour) Rare Body Armour - until you can afford the Kaom's Heart, you can use any rare Body Armour with Life and Elemental Resistances. It doesn’t need any sockets because 4-link in helm for our frenzy setup is enough, but can always host a CwDT+Immortal Call setup | |
| 5% reduced Movement Speed (Hidden) 30% reduced Chance to Block Attacks and Spells (600-650)% increased Armour 10% reduced Movement Speed 50% increased Shock Duration on You Take no Extra Damage from Critical Strikes | |
| (Boots) Rare Boots - simply aim for the highest affordable defensive stats | |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 25% increased Movement Speed 25% Fire Resistance 25% Lightning Resistance 25% Cold Resistance Optional affixes: Reduced cooldown recovery speed (Shaper affix) | |
| (Boots) Darkray Vectors - a very nice pair of boots. They provide additional Movement Speed, Dodge Chance per Frenzy Charge and 1 additional maximum Frenzy Charge | |
| (40-70)% increased Armour and Evasion +(20-40)% to Lightning Resistance 5% increased Movement Speed per Frenzy Charge +1 to Maximum Frenzy Charges 40% reduced Frenzy Charge Duration 25% reduced Light Radius 2% chance to Dodge Attacks per Frenzy Charge | |
| Boot enchantment: 0.6% of Damage Leeched as Life and Mana if you've Killed Recently 16% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've Killed Recently | |
| (Belt) Rare Belt - again, we try to grab one with the highest Maximum Life and Elemental Resistances bonuses | |
| Min. requirements: 80 Maximum Life 35 Strength 35% Fire Resistance 35% Lightning Resistance 35% Cold Resistance Optional affixes: Reduced cooldown recovery speed (Shaper affix) | |
| (Belt) Rare Stygian Vise - pretty much the best in slot item for this build. Grants amazing boost with the extra Abyss jewel, but a Stygian Vise will be much more expensive than a similar Leather Belt without the socket | |
| Min. requirements: 80 maximum Life 35% Fire Resistance 35% Lightning Resistance 35% Cold Resistance Optional affixes: Reduced cooldown recovery speed (Shaper affix) | |
| (Amulet) Rare Amulet | |
| Min. requirements: 65 maximum Life 50 Dexterity 10% All Elemental Resistances 30% increased Global Critical Strike Multiplier Optional affixes: Attributes maximum Mana | |
| (Ring) Rare Rings - with Opal Rings being the best for this build | |
| Min. requirements: 65 maximum Life 45 maximum Life 80% mixed Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: increased Fire/Elemental Damage Attributes | |
| (Gloves) Rare Gloves - preferably Elder gloves with Faster Attacks and Faster Projectiles affixes | |
| Min. requirements: 60 maximum Life Socketed Gems are Supported by level # Faster Attacks Socketed Gems are Supported by level # Faster Projectiles Optional affixes: Elemental Resistances | |
| (Gloves) Atziri's Acuity - potent gloves for this build. They are best used with Life and Mana Leech Boot enchantment | |
| +(60-80) to Intelligence +(60-75) to maximum Life (200-220)% increased Armour (25-35)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance You have Vaal Pact if you've dealt a Critical Strike Recently | |
| (Jewels) Abyss Jewels - Abyss Jewel that grants a chance to gain Onslaught on kill is recommended | |
| Recommended affixes: maximum Life a chance to grant Onslaught on Kill for 4 seconds Optional affixes: Global Critical Strike Multiplier maximum Mana | |
| (Jewel) Rare Jewels - they should provide extra Life and damage bonuses | |
| Recommended affixes: increased maximum Life increased Area/Spell/Fire Damage Critical Strike Multiplier (Global or with Elemental/Fire Skills) | |
| (Flask) Atziri's Promise - provides additional damage and Life Leech | |
| +35% to Chaos Resistance 2% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life during Flask effect Gain (15-20)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect Gain (10-15)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect | |
Other suggested Flasks:
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Estimated budget: moderately low
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| July 19, 2018 -Build created January 3, 2019 -Updated for Patch 3.5 |
Poet's Pen is one of the most popular wands in Path of Exile. It provides unique trigger mechanic which makes your attacks cast spells socketed in Poet's Pen. On top of that, Poet's Pen increases the level of socketed Gems, making them more potent as your progress. It makes Poet's Pen one of the best leveling items in PoE (you can use Poet's Pen starting at level 12) and also, an extremely powerful weapon even in the late game.
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1. Gameplay
Like most Poet's Pen builds, our build uses Frenzy as the primary attack. Frenzy has high Attack Speed and generates Frenzy Charges for even more Attack Speed(and damage). In this build, you aim to reach 4 Attacks per second (Poet's Pen has an internal cooldown of 250ms so reaching four attacks is optimal) and with each attack, you will trigger spells socketed in your wands. Because of high Attack Speed, it's easy to quickly reach 20 stacks of Blade Vortex, which combined with Frenzy and Bladefall casts can easily apply over 100 Poisons on a single enemy while fully buffed.
For defenses, this build utilizes Dodge Chance, Evasion, and moderately high Life, which should allow you to farm all the Path of Exile's content with proper investment in gear.
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2. Build's PROS & CONS
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3. Leveling tips
Poet's Pen is one of the best leveling weapons in Path of Exile. You can wield them from level 12, and you don't have to worry about the weapon slots forever. Merely upgrade other gear, which should increase your defenses (top priority) and grant Attack Speed and Spell Damage bonuses.
Suggested leveling Gem setups:
| Frenzy setup | |
| Frenzy - your primary attack skill. Attacks with this skill to trigger Poet's Pens' spells. You can use any other attack until Frenzy becomes available | |
| Faster Attacks Support | |
| Life on Hit Support | |
Poet Pen With Cast On Dmg Taken Building
| Ethereal Knives | |
| Ethereal Knives - one of the first Spells available for the Shadow class. Can be used until you are level 28 and can socket Bladefall instead | |
| Lesser Poison Support - adds Chaos Damage and grants 40% chance to Poison on Hit | |
| Unbound Ailments Support - increased the damage you deal with Poison and its' duration | |
| Blade Vortex | |
| Blade Vortex - spawns ethereal blades around you which deal damage with every hit | |
| Lesser Poison Support | |
| Unbound Ailments Support | |
| Utility Gems | |
| Lightning Golem - will increase your Attack Speed which is the core attribute of every Poet's Pen build | |
| Despair - the recommended Curse for this build | |
| Haste - one of the best Auras for the early levels | |
Bandits:
We suggest killing all the Bandits for two additional Passive Points
Leveling Skill Trees:
32 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Trickery 2) Fangs of the Viper 3) Fatal Toxins 4) Acrobatics
59 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Toxic Strikes 2) Thick Skin 3) Heart of Oak 4) Harrier
Recommended leveling items:
Poet Pen With Cast On Dmg Taken Build Guide
| Praxis - amazing leveling ring which will help you sustain your Frenzy spam | |
| +(20-25) to maximum Mana +(30-60) to maximum Mana (3-6) Mana Regenerated per second -(8-4) to Total Mana Cost of Skills 8% of Damage taken gained as Mana over 4 seconds when Hit | |
| Doedre’s Tenure - the best gloves leveling gloves for this build. They provide insane Spell Damage bonus with no downside for Poet's Pen | |
| (50-60)% increased Spell Damage +20 to Intelligence 15% reduced Cast Speed +32 to maximum Energy Shield | |
| The Poet’s Pen -the core weapons for this build. They can be used as soon as you reach level 12 (and can afford them) | |
| (11-15)% increased Spell Damage +1 to Level of Socketed Active Skill Gems per 25 Player Levels Adds 3 to 5 Physical Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 3 Player Levels (8-12)% increased Attack Speed Trigger a Socketed Spell when you Attack | |
Goldrim - amazing leveling helmet. Used mainly for the Elemental Resistances | |
| +(30-50) to Evasion Rating 10% increased Rarity of Items found +(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Reflects 4 Physical Damage to Melee Attackers | |
Briskwrap - perfect Armour for this build which can carry you all the way to Act XI | |
| 10% increased Attack Speed +(120-180) to Evasion Rating +(30-40)% to Cold Resistance 5% increased Movement Speed (20-25)% increased Mana Recovery from Flasks 15% increased Dexterity | |
4. Final Skill tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon
Final Skill Tree:
113 Points Final Skill Tree
113 Points Path of Building (PoB) link
Ascendancy points:
Preferably in that order:
1. Noxious Strike
2. Toxic Delivery
3. Unstable Infusion
4. Deadly Infusion
Pantheon:
Major God: Soul of Lunaris 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%; 1% increased Movement Speed for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%
Minor God: Soul of Gruthkul 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Hit you've taken Recently up to a maximum of 5%
5. Final Gems links
| [DPS/TRIGGER] Frenzy setup | |
| Frenzy - your primary Attack Skill. Because of high Attack Speed, it can also deal significant damage with Poisons it applies, that's why it's the best to set it up in a 6-linked Dendrobate | |
| Greater Multiple Projectiles Support- increases the number of Frenzy's projectiles | |
| Faster Attacks Support | |
| Deadly Ailments Support - increased the damage of ailments caused by Frenzy | |
| Added Chaos Damage Support - adds flat Chaos Damage to supported skill | |
| Unbound Ailments Support - again, used to increases the Damage of your Frenzy's Poisons even further | |
| [AURA] Clarity | |
| Clarity - grants increased Mana Regeneration | |
| [GOLEM] Lightning Golem | |
| Lightning Golem - this Golem increases your Attack Speed | |
| [AURA/CURSE] Despair | |
| Despair - the recommended Curse for this build | |
| Blasphemy Support - makes your Despair Curse work as an Aura around you | |
| [DEFENSE] Immortal Call setup | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support - will auto-cast supported skills after a certain amount of damage is taken by the player. It is required to keep this Gem at level 1 | |
| Immortal Call - grants brief immunity to Physical Damage. Is auto-cast and should be at maximum level 3 | |
| Increased Duration Support - increases the duration of Immortal Call and Vaal Grace buffs | |
| Vaal Grace - increases your Dodge Chance for a brief duration. Also grants the Grace Aura spell which should be used for the increased Evasion Rating | |
| [UTILITY] Wither Spell Totem | |
| Wither - Wither applies a stacking debuff on affected monsters that increases Chaos Damage they take. Wither is cast by your Spell Totem | |
| Faster Casting Support | |
| Spell Totem Support - allows you to spawn a Totem which uses the supported spell; Wither in this case | |
| Arcane Surge Support - grants increased Spell Damage and Mana Regeneration. Keep this Gem at level 5 so that spawning your Totem will grant the buff | |
| [DPS] Blade Vortex (1st Poet's Pen) | |
| Blade Vortex | |
| Lesser Poison Support | |
| Deadly Ailments Support - grants increased Damage with Poison | |
| [DPS] Bladefall setup (2nd Poet's Pen) | |
| Bladefall - a great AoE Spell that greatly increases your clear speed | |
| Lesser Poison Support | |
| Deadly Ailments Support | |
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5. Gear Setup
Poet's Pen builds extremely powerful and does not require any expensive gear. You can easily play this build with just four links and grind your way up. Below you will find all the required and recommended gear. Like most of our builds, we try to list only moderately cheap and easily obtainable items.
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Our recommended items will:
- Cap your resistances
- Give you enough DPS/Life to start mapping successfully
Stat priorities on items:
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| (Helmet) Devoto's Devotion - this is our only recommendation for the helmet slot. It grants Attack Speed and Movement Speed which are extremely important in this build (not to mention you are not using any movement skill at all) | |
| 10% reduced Global Physical Damage +(50-65) to Dexterity 16% increased Attack Speed (150-200)% increased Armour and Evasion +(15-25)% to Chaos Resistance 20% increased Movement Speed Mercury Footprints | |
| Helmet enchantments: Blade Vortex has +3% to Critical Strike Multiplier for each blade 12% increased Blade Vortex Area of Effect Bladefall has an additional Volley | |
| (Weapon) The Poet’s Pen - the core items for this build | |
| (11-15)% increased Spell Damage +1 to Level of Socketed Active Skill Gems per 25 Player Levels Adds 3 to 5 Physical Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 3 Player Levels (8-12)% increased Attack Speed Trigger a Socketed Spell when you Attack | |
| (Body Armour) Dendrobate - is the best Body Armour for its' amazing Poison Damage and Duration bonuses. If you are low on currency, you can craft 4-links on it, and it will be still fully viable | |
| 3% reduced Movement Speed (Hidden) Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 10 Lesser Poison (130-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +40 to maximum Energy Shield +(15-25)% to all Elemental Resistances (75-100)% increased Damage with Poison if you have at least 300 Dexterity (15-25)% increased Poison Duration if you have at least 150 Intelligence | |
| (Boots) Rare Boots | |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 350 Evasion Rating 30% increased Movement Speed 40 Dexterity Optional affixes: Chaos Resistance | |
| (Boots) Atziri's Step - great pair of boots for this build. It will, however, require you to get additional Dexterity on other pieces of equipment | |
| 180% increased Evasion Rating +(55-75) to maximum Life 30% increased Movement Speed (14-16)% chance to Dodge Spell Hits | |
| Boot enchantment: Adds 120 to 180 Chaos Damage if you've taken a Critical Strike Recently 16% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've Killed Recently | |
| (Belt) Rare Belt - aim to get the highest defensive stats | |
| Min. requirements: 120 Maximum Life 27% Fire Resistance 33% Lightning Resistance 32% Cold Resistance | |
| (Amulet) Impresence (Chaos) - grants increased Damage over Time, additional Chaos Damage as well as makes your Despair Aura reserve no Mana | |
| +(10-16) to all Attributes (30-40)% increased Damage over Time Adds (17-19) to (23-29) Chaos Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance 100% reduced Despair Mana Reservation Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy | |
| (Ring) Rare Ring - dual-res ring will save you up a bunch of Chaos | |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 40 maximum Mana 40% Fire Resistance 40% Cold Resistance Optional affixes: Accuracy Rating (increases the number of Poisons caused by Frenzy) increased damage with Poison (Essence of Delirium crafted jewelry) | |
| (Ring) Rare Ring - this time with Fire and Lightning Resistances | |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 40 maximum Mana 40% Fire Resistance 40% Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: Accuracy Rating (increases the number of Poisons caused by Frenzy) increased damage with Poison (Essence of Delirium crafted jewelry) | |
| (Gloves) Rare Gloves | |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 400 Evasion Rating 35% Lightning Resistance 35% Cold Resistance Optional affixes: increased Attack Speed | |
| (Jewels) Abyss Jewels - at least one Abyss Jewel is recommended with the chance to Hinder on Spell Hit | |
| Recommended affixes: maximum Life Added Chaos Damage to Spells chance to Hinder on Hit with Spells Optional affixes: maximum Mana | |
| (Jewel) Rare Jewels - these should provide extra Life and damage bonuses | |
| Recommended affixes: increased maximum Life increased Chaos Damage/Damage over Time Optional affixes: Attributes (to match Dendrobate requirements) | |
| (Flask) Witchfire Brew - grants increased Damage over Time | |
| 100% increased Evasion Rating Creates a Smoke Cloud on Use 50% increased Charges used (25-40)% increased Damage Over Time during Flask Effect Grants Level 21 Despair Curse Aura during Flask Effect | |
| (Flask) Coralito's Signature - grants increased Poison duration, which greatly increases your maximum DPS output | |
| Your Critical Strike Chance is Lucky Take 30 Chaos Damage per Second during Flask effect 25% chance to Poison on Hit during Flask effect Your Critical Strikes do not deal extra Damage during Flask effect (50-75)% increased Duration of Poisons you inflict during Flask effect Grants Perfect Agony during Flask effect | |
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